Hamlin, Alfred Dwight Foster, 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 298
r-eign, probably of Italian^workmanship. It is of analloy of bronze and silver. ^X^.d (But see below.) Fig. 381. Celtic Interlaces. Celtic Ornament. The artists in theIrish monasteries de-veloped a remarkableskill in certain depart-ments of decorativeart, notably and fore-most, in manuscript… … Fig. 2^-2. Co\t;k or Shrine for St.Patricks Bell. 271 A HISTORY OF ORNAMENT Scandinavian art, in which the representation of theGreat Tree Yggdrasil, whose branches cover Earth.Heaven and the Underworld, are interlaced with theconvolutions of the serpent or dragon Nithhoggr.Whether these interlaces…
Decoration and ornament -- History
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